Expert details sexual assault, excessive force at Orleans Parish Jail

The sheriff who runs New Orleans' troubled jail says he's moving hundreds of inmates to other jurisdictions. The move to reduce the jail's population by more than half comes as Sheriff Marlin Gusman seeks to avoid a possible court-order that could strip him of his power to run the lockup.

An expert testifying in a hearing about the New Orleans jail described a harrowing sexual assault that occurred in the facility and questioned why procedures that might have prevented the incident weren't followed.

Margo Frasier testified Monday in a hearing to decide whether a judge should take control of the city's jail away from the sheriff.